Truss.



P. DAssoRI.

TRUSS.

PPLIGATION FILED AUGNZ, 1911.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

'Anonwfrs FREDERICK DASSORI, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

i, Specification of `Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7,1913.

Application filed August 22, 1911. Serial No. 645,415.

To LU 1o/wm, i may concer/b v Be it known that', llnnnnnicn Dassonr, a.citizenot the United States, and a resident ol' the city ot New York,borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and Im.- proved Truss, of which the following' is a lull,clear, and exact description.

My invention is (an improvement in trusses designed 'for the relief ofsuli'erers from hernia; andso constructed that it will hold any rupture,no matter how old, obstinate or recalcitrant, under all conditions, andwithout causing the slightest inconvenience to the wearer. y

' It comprises essentially a pad connected to a belt forming supportingmeans therefor, the said belt engaging the body et the wearer above thehips; and the pad is connected to the belt by means which give aleverage action to torce the same against the hernial. tumor withouttightening the belt. By this construction the bones of the pelvis areleft free anduntouched; and practically all the inconvenience of wearinga device ot" this sort is eliminated.

Reference is to be hadfto the accompanying drawings forming a part ot'this specification, in which the same characters ot reference indicatethe saine parts in all views.

Figure l'is a perspective view of my iinproved truss, showing the mannerin which the same is worn by the patient; Fig'. 2 is a vertical sectiontakenv through the belt,

1 showing the manner in which they pad is supported thereby, and themeans tor applying pressure to the pad by means ota leverage action, tohold the tumor in place without Yneed ot tightening the belt whichsupports the truss; Fig. 3 is a front view of the pad and thecontrolling means therefor; and Fig. d; is a sideelevation ot' the padpartly in section, showing the manner in which the pad is -joined to thecontrolling means.

My imlnoved truss comprises an ordinary belt l, which passes around thebody ot' the wearer and supports the other parts of the truss in properposition. This belt has an end strap 2, which engages a buckle 3, 'tosecure the ends ol' the belt together around the waist of .the wearer ata point above the the hips; as will appear Ironi an inspection ot'Fig. 1. f

The numeral 4 designates a pair ot' alined spiral springs, these springsforming part of a single piece ot wire 5 of the proper strength andresilience; and the adjacent ends of these springs are separated fromeach other by a loop formed by bending portions of the wire 5 parallelto each other tor a certain distance inpassing from one ot' the spiralsprings .Pto the other. This loop G forms an operating arm or lever :torthe pad or cushion 7, which is attached to t-he wire portions formingthe loop G, by means of a sliding connection 8. This sliding connectionS may be of any desired or convenientshape, but l have shown it asconsisting of a piece or metal bent in the form of a llat tube open atits upper and lower ends so as to give rfree passage to the wireportions forming. the loop G; and having its opposite sides perforatedto permit a screw 9, projecting from a plate 9 forming the back of thepad or cushion 7, to be passed there,- through. 10 is a binding nutengaging the outer end of the screw 9; and when this nut is tightened itpresses the opposite or flatsides of the sliding connection 8 togetheragainstthe plate 9', to make them grip the parallel portions of the wireforming the loop 6, and hold the pad in adjusted position.

Normally, the pad is supported by the beltbeing fastened to the loop '(3below the spiral springs 4, the loop (i projecting below the lower edgeot' thc belt a sull'ieient distancekto allow the aniount of adjustmentrequired. The two spiral springs l will be positioned'zdiove theupperedge of the belt a suil'icient extent to allow 'of the required leverageaction; andthe 'outer ends ot these springs are bent together to form anoperating arin 5. connected an under strap l1, this under strap passing'below vthe abdomen of the wearer,.and being secured to the belt bymeans of a buckle 112 at the rearthereof.

As shown in Fig. l, the belt isworn above the hips, and its solefunction is to supportthe pad at such a point that it will rest directlyupon the tumor and torce it back into the body. The pressure is appliedby tight- 'lo this operating' arm 5 is ening the under strap 1l; and itwill -be apparent that a pull on the lower end of the arm 5 will stressthe alined spiral springs 4 in such a way as to cause the loop 6 topress inward upon the cushion or pad 7. The amount ot pressure is ofcourse regulated by giving the proper relative dimensions to the leverarm foi-mrd by t-he parallel portions of wire constituting the loop 6,and the operating arm 5'; and by adjusting the pad up or down along thewire portions forming the loop (i, and it will be apparent that thelever arm formed by the parallel wire portions constituting the loop G,and the operating arm 5 formed by the wire portions leading from theopposite ends of the alined spiral springs si, constitute a sort ofbell-crank lever, the arms ot' which have resilient connection with eachother through the spiral springs ll, and which is admirably1 adapted togive the desired result.

From the above it will be apparent that when the belt is once securedaround the body ot the wearer it does not again have to be touched; andthat the degree of pressure applied by the pad or cushion is obtainedsolely by tightening or untightening the under strap il. The pressure isa constant, active pressure, owing to the action of the alined spiralsprings 4, which will always take up any slack in the strap ll thatmight be produced by the movements of the wearer in walking. llence, allthe galling, blistering and cutting into the flesh, which often resultin ca..es where the belt has to be tigl'itened in order to cause the pador cushion to be pressed against the hernial opening, are entirelyavoided. The loop portion of the spring always exerts a gentle pressurethrough the pad directly upon the atl'ected part. ri`his pressure has aslight upward tendency, forcing the tumor back through thy abdominalopening and eifecting a eure wherever a cure is possible. y

I have found that my improved device is equally applicable to inguinal,scrotal or navel rupture, and in all such cases can be worn with thegreatest possible amount ot ease and comfort.

l wish to emphasize the fact that the belt serves merely to support thetruss in place, and not. to apply pressure to the pad. The pad is pressel against. the tumor by tightening the under strap which aetuates thelever a rm 5; and thus all the inconvenience which is necessarilyproduced by trusses in which elastic belts are employed to' press thepad against the tumor is eliminated.

llaving thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A device. ot' the kind described, coin-- prising a belt, leveragemeans comprising a pair ot converging arms mounted 111 resilientrelation to each other supported by said belt, said belt passing betweensaid arms, a pad or cushion connected to the inner of said arms, and astrap connected to the outer of said arms at one end and to the belt atthe other end to operate said leverage means to apply pressure to thepad or cushion, said belt, owing to its location between said arms,serving to hold the pad snugly and to prevent the same from wabblingabout the outer of said arms as an axis. i

2. A device of the kind described comprising a supporting belt, leveragemeans comprising a single piece of wire having portions bent parallel toeach other to form a U-shaped loop, and then being bent to t'orin alinedspiral springs adjacent the ends otl said parallel portions, the wireportions leading from the other ends of said spiral springs being bentsubstantially' parallel to form an operating arm, a pad or cushionconnected to the parallel Wire portions torming the U-shaped loop, and atightening strap connected to the Wire portions leading from the otherends of said springs at one end and to said belt at the other end, toapply pressure to said pad by pulling upon said leverage means, the wireportions forming the loop and the wire portions leadin from the otherends of the alined spira springs making an acute angle with each other,said belt being located between the loop and the portions connected tothe tightening strap.

3. A device of the kind described comprising a supporting belt, leveragemeans comprising a single piece of wire having portions bent parallel toeach other to form a U-sliaped loop, and then being bent to form alinedspiral springs adjacent the ends of said parallel portions, the wireportions leading from the other ends of said spiral springs being bentsubstantially parallel to form an operating arm, a pad or cushionconnected to the parallel wire portions forming the U-shaped loop, and atightening strap connected to the wire portions leading from the otherends of said springs at one end and to said belt at the other end, toapply pressure to said pad by pulling upon said leverage means, t-hewire portions forming the loop and the wire portions leading from theother ends of the alined spiral springs making an acute angle with eachother.

4. A device of the kind described comprising a belt, leverage meanscomprising a pair of converging arms supported by said belt, said armsbeing connected by coiled springs to be mounted in resilient relation toeach other, said belt passing between said arms, a pad or cushionconnected to the 1nner of said arms, and a strap connected to the outerof said arms at one end and to the Y belt at the other end to operatethe. leverage name to this specication in the presence of means ti)lgplply,pressure to 1the pad gr cush two subscribing witnesses.

on, sai e t, owin toits ocation etween said arms, serving'gto hold thepad snugly FREDERCK DASS-ORI- 5 and-to 'prevent the same from WabblingWitnesses:

. about .theA outer of said varms as an axis. JOHN F. CORRIGAN,

In testimony whereof I have signed my' JAMES L. MADIGAN.

